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Vulnerability · CVE-2017-8537

CVE-2017-8537 is listed by inventory_critical.

Published May 26, 2017 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · windows defender

Last checked Nov 8, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2017-8537 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 16.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run windows defender.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
16.83%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe microsoft/endpoint protection · cpe microsoft/exchange server · cpe microsoft/forefront endpoint protection · cpe microsoft/windows defender

CVE-2017-8537 is listed by inventory_critical.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe microsoft/endpoint protectionversion unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/exchange server2013
  • cpe microsoft/exchange server2016
  • cpe microsoft/forefront endpoint protection2010
  • cpe microsoft/windows defenderversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2017-8537

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    No version range is stored, so an installed version cannot be checked on this page.

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2017-8537 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 16.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run windows defender.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/exchange server 2013; microsoft/exchange server 2016; microsoft/forefront endpoint protection 2010. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow; CWE-369; CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. EPSS 16.83%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Windows security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 26, 2017 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    CVE-2017-8537 is listed by inventory_critical.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    CVE-2017-8537 is listed by inventory_critical.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-8537

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2017-8537

    The Microsoft Malware Protection Engine running on Microsoft Forefront and Microsoft Defender on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 and 2016, does not properly scan a specially crafted file leading to denial of servic

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Monitored products — criticalNov 8, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 2, 2026